Improvement in fences



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Lette-rs Patent No. 103,483, dated Maly 24, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

The Schedule referred to :in these Letters Patent and making part of 'the same.

lo all whomit may concern Be it known that I, JAMES M. MCKEE, of Hunts Station, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, have invented a' new and useful Improvement in Fences; and I do hereby declare 'that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operationrof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making a part ot' this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the fence.

Figure 2 is a transverse section.

Like letters in both figures ot' the drawing indicate like parts.

This invent-ion relates to the arrangement of the posts and rails with cast-iron projections set in baseblocks; also, to the manner of connect-ing and fastening the ends of the rails on the posts; the said castiron projections having a shoulder on either side thereof', by which they are held rigidly to the said base-blocks, and also holes to receive the bolts` from the posts, which bolts not only fasten the bottom rails to the latter, but at the same time secure the posts to the cast-iron projections; the ,object being to furnish a more permanent base to the posts of the fence by the square hase-blocks, which may be of stone or 'wpod, as well as to lessen the cost of construction by using wooden posts instead of iron, (asin my former patent, July 6, 1869,) and fastening,r them to cast-iron projections, so that the whole may be conveniently taken down and pnt up when desired.

A A are the cast-iron projections set in the bascblocks B, and having shoulders a b on each side by which they are kept perfectly steady thereon.

C are thc posts,

D the rails, and

E the battens which are to render secure the joints of the 'rails on the posts, as well as to strengthen the fence.

The ends of the rails are joined together by outting out edgewise half and halt' of each end of the `rail, so that they will come Hush on the posts.

The rails are all fastened by screw-bolts and nuts to the posts, the battens E heilig bolted over the ends of the rails where they join on the posts; and, ii' necessary to strengthen the felice, battens E may be placed between the 4posts about midway, on each side of the rails.

The posts are set down on the shoulders b of the cast-iron projections, and the bolts c l that secure the bottom rails to the posts also secure the posts to the cast-iron projections, the bolts being made longer than those above for that purpose.

F are braces for strengthening the fence.

.Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-f 'Ihe fence-post C, rails I), and battens E, as con structed and bolted to the cast-iron projections A, with shoulders a and 1), in combination with baseblocks B, substantially as described.

As evidence that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. MGKEE.

Witnesses z LEWIS H. MITcHeLL, W. C. COOPER. 

